Grover (surname)

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This article is about the surname Grover. For other uses, see Grover (disambiguation).

Grover is a surname found with people in India as well as with English language speaking people. The two names however are distinct in formation and share no common origins.

[edit] In India

Grover, (Hindi: ग्रोवर), is a name in common use by the predominantly Hindu & Sikh Arora communities. One may also seldom find this surname in use by some Muslim communities, most of whom live in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. People who hear this last name often confuse these people with Europeans, mainly British.

The name itself is derived from the original surname Gorovara/Gorovare, (Hindi: गोरोवरा / गोरोवरे), which in turn derives from a Sanskrit compound of ("Goro/a" / "गोरो") "Cattle/Cow" + ("Vara" / "वरा") "Keeper/Herder", hence meaning "Cattle Herder".

[edit] In England

Grover, referred to any person working in tree groves. It is cognate with the German "Grüber"

[edit] People with the surname

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